What color is #825884?

#825884 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825884?

The RGB value is 130, 88, 132: 130 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825884?

The complementary color is #5A8458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825884 color

#825884 rgb(130, 88, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #825884 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (130, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#825884 color codes

HEX	`#825884`
RGB	`rgb(130, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, 25.13, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 30.73, 324.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.86, 13.392, 23.522)`
Decimal	`8542340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825884, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #825884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #825884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825884; }
.text { color: #825884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825884, #845870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825884?: #825884 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825884?: The RGB value is 130, 88, 132: 130 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825884?: The complementary color is #5A8458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.